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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Priestley Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1992 - Monie A. Ferst Award, Sigma Xi
  • 1992 - George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1983 - Oesper Award, University of Cincinnati and American Chemical Society
  • 1979 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1977 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1954 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Fred Basolo was affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their career spanned multiple decades during which they engaged in chemical research and education.

Throughout their professional life, Basolo received numerous recognitions from established scientific organizations and societies. These awards include the Priestley Medal from the American Chemical Society (ACS) in 2001, the George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education from ACS in 1992, and the Monie A. Ferst Award from Sigma Xi also in 1992. Earlier honors included the Oesper Award from the University of Cincinnati and ACS in 1983, election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1979, and Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1977. Basolo was named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1954.

Their work contributed to the broader chemical science community, particularly focusing on the advancement of chemical education as indicated by the receipt of a dedicated award in that field. Basolo's career and achievements have been formally recognized by multiple prominent institutions and scientific societies, reflecting a sustained engagement with the field over many years.

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms of Inorganic Reactions

    Fred Basolo;F.L.S. Jennifer M. Edmonds

  • Synthetic oxygen carriers related to biological systems

    Robert D. Jones;David A. Summerville;Fred. Basolo

  • Mechanisms of inorganic reactions; a study of metal complexes in solution

    Fred Basolo;Ralph G. Pearson

  • Electron paramagnetic resonance studies of some cobalt(II) Schiff base compounds and their monomeric oxygen adducts

    Brian Mark Hoffman;Damon L. Diemente;Fred Basolo

  • Synthetic Oxygen Carriers of Biological Interest

    Fred Basolo;Brian M. Hoffman;James A. Ibers

  • Inorganic Linkage Isomerism of the Thiocyanate Ion

    John L. Burmeister;Fred Basolo

  • Kinetics and Mechanism of Substitution Reactions of π-Cyclopentadienyldicarbonylrhodium

    Hans G. Schuster-Woldan;Fred Basolo

  • Oxygen carrier and redox properties of some neutral cobalt chelates. Axial and in-plane ligand effects

    Mark J. Carter;D. Paul Rillema;Fred Basolo

  • Mechanism of Substitution Reactions of Complex Ions. XVII.1 Rates of Reaction of Some Platinum(II) and Palladium(II) Complexes with Pyridine2

    Fred Basolo;Harry B. Gray;Ralph G. Pearson

  • KINETICS AND MECHANISM OF SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS OF η5-CYCLOPENTADIENYLDICARBONYLRHODIUM(I) DERIVATIVES. RATE ENHANCEMENT OF ASSOCIATIVE SUBSTITUTION IN CYCLOPENTADIENYLMETAL COMPOUNDS

    Mark E. Rerek;Fred Basolo

  • Metal Carbonyls. IV. Kinetics of the Reaction of Manganese Pentacarbonyl Halides with a Variety of Ligands

    Robert J. Angelici;Fred. Basolo

  • Monomeric oxygen adducts of N,N'-ethylenebis(acetylacetoniminato) ligandcobalt(II). Preparation and properties

    Alvin L. Crumbliss;Fred Basolo

  • Reaction of some cobalt nitrosyl complexes with oxygen

    Steven G. Clarkson;Fred Basolo

  • The indenyl ligand effect on the rate of substitution reactions of Rh(η-C9H7)(CO)2 and Mn(η-C9H7)(CO)3

    Mark E. Rerek;Liang-Nian Ji;Fred Basolo

  • Manganese(II) porphyrin oxygen carriers. Equilibrium constants for the reaction of dioxygen with para-substituted meso-tetraphenylporphinatomanganese(II) complexes

    Robert D. Jones;David A. Summerville;Fred Basolo

  • Metal Carbonyls. VI. Isomerism of Disubstituted Manganese Pentacarbonyl Bromide

    Robert J. Angelici;Fred. Basolo;Anthony J. Poe

  • Nucleophilic Constants and Substrate Discrimination Factors for Substitution Reactions of Platinum(II) Complexes

    Umberto Belluco;Lucio Cattalini;Fred Basolo;Ralph G. Pearson

  • Carbon Monoxide Insertion Reactions. The Reaction of Methylmanganese Pentacarbonyl with Amines and Phosphines

    Roger J. Mawby;Fred. Basolo;Ralph G. Pearson

  • Kinetics and Mechanism of Substitution Reactions of Nitrosyltricarbonylcobalt(0)

    Erlind M. Thorsteinson;Fred Basolo

  • Polyhedron report number 32: Kinetics and mechanisms of CO substitution of metal carbonyls

    Fred Basolo

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph G. Pearson
Ralph G. Pearson University of California, Santa Barbara
William C. Trogler
William C. Trogler University of California, San Diego
Arnold L. Rheingold
Arnold L. Rheingold University of California, San Diego
Brian M. Hoffman
Brian M. Hoffman Northwestern University
Jack E. Baldwin
Jack E. Baldwin University of Oxford
Duward F. Shriver
Duward F. Shriver Northwestern University
Richard D. Ernst
Richard D. Ernst University of Utah
Charles J. Weschler
Charles J. Weschler Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Alvin L. Crumbliss
Alvin L. Crumbliss Duke University
Harry B. Gray
Harry B. Gray California Institute of Technology

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